Social Security Uses the Wrong Inflation Formula for Retirees Over 62
Social Security's CPI-W–based COLA understates retirees' true cost increases because it uses working-age spending patterns, overlooking heavier healthcare and housing inflation for seniors.
The 2026 COLA Is Three Months In. Here Is Whether It Is Still Keeping Up With Inflation.
The 2026 Social Security COLA increase of 2.8% is overshadowed by rising costs, particularly due to increased Medicare premiums and inflation pressures.
85% of Your 2026 COLA Increase Could Go to Federal Taxes
COLA increases can trigger federal taxation of Social Security benefits, reducing retirees' real purchasing power because provisional income thresholds remain frozen.
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The 7 Biggest Changes To Social Security This Year
Social Security changes in 2026 include a 2.8% COLA, higher Medicare Part B premiums, FRA rising to 67 for those born 1960+, and an adjusted taxable wage base.
A government shutdown could delay news of next Social Security raise
An October CPI delay could affect the Social Security COLA announcement; beneficiaries still receive January checks, but verification and new card issuance would stop.
